Butter Making Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.
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- 1.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
- 2.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 4.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 11.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
- 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
- 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
- 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 33.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
- 34.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
- 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
Answer key
- it will not break
- True
- can be undone
- True
- False
- needed
- still runny cream
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- a jar with a tight lid
- False
- melting ice
- melting butter
- we keep it the same
- folding paper
- lumps of butter
- we change it
- cold water to rinse
- cannot be undone
- a timer
- False
- cannot be undone
- a magnet
- a magnet
- how hard we shake
- yeast
- the cream temperature
- the amount of cream
- needed
- True
- no butter forms
- we keep it the same
- so cream does not spill
- False
- a mirror
- the same jar
- a balloon
- needed
- cannot be undone
- buttermilk
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